Paintbrush holder



Aug. 16, 1949'a M. M. PlcHNlARczYK 244791509 PAINTBRUSH HOLDER Filedsept. 18, 1947' Inventor Maciej M. P/'chn/'arczyk Patented Aug. 16, 1949UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PAINTBRUSH HOLDER Maciej M. Pichniarczyk,Cleveland, Ohio Application September 16, 1947, Serial No. 774,224

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in paintbrush holders and more particularly to a carrying case in which paint orsimilar brushes may be supported with the bristles thereof immersed in abrush softening or cleaning solution whereby to preserve the brush andprevent the bristles from becoming hardened.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a carryingcase of this character and provided with a plurality of compartments inwhich the brushes may be individually placed to more effectively cleanvarious colored paint from the brushes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a closure for thecarrying case in the form of a hinged lid and which is also providedwith partitions to engage the upper edges of the partitions in thebottom portion of the case to seal the several compartments and preventthe liquid in one compartment from working into the liquid of anadjacent compartment.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character ofsimple and practical construction, which is neat and attractive inappearance, efilcient and reliable in use, relatively inexpensive tomanufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which thesame is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view;

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view; and

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view.

Referring now to the drawing in detail wherein for the purpose ofillustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention,the numeral 5 designates a rectangular shaped box or container havingits upper edge sloping toward the front and provided at its outersurface adjacent its edges with a stiffening rod 6 which is welded orotherwise suitably secured to the box.

A lid 'l is hinged at its rear edge to the rear edge of the box by aconventional hinge structure 8, the lower edges of the lid sloping toconform to the sloping upper edges of the bottom of the 2 box and theedges of the lid are likewise provided with a stiffening rod 9.

A conventional hasp IO is secured to the front of the lid 1 and a pin ll inserted in an eye |2 carried by the bottom of the box secures thehasp in a closed position.

The edges of the lid extend downwardly and slightly below the stiffeningrod 9 and the edges of the bottom of the box extend upwardly slightlyabove the stiifening rod 6 and the edges of the lid telescope over theedges of the bottom of the box to substantially seal the edges thereof.

The bottom of the box is provided with a plurality of transverselyextending partitions l3 to form individual compartments Ill therein andthe underside of the lid 'I is also provided with partitions |5 alignedwith the partitions |3 and the lower edges of the partitions |5 areformed with channels IB to receive the upper edges of the partitions |3to thus substantially seal the meeting edges of the partitions.

Brackets i'l are secured to the front and rear walls of the bottomsection of the box to removably support the ends of rods |8 and on whichpaint brushes [9 are supported by inserting the rods through openings 20in the brushes whereby the bristles of the brush may be suspended in abrush softening or cleaning solvent liquid placed in the bottom of theseveral compartments. The lid 'l is provided With a conventionalcollapsible handle 2|.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of thededevice will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A moredetailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A paint brush holder comprising a box-like container including a baseportion and a cover therefor, partitions in the base portion and in thecover separating the container into a plural- 3 ity of compartments,said partitions carried respectively by the cover and base porton havingnterfitting engagement With each other to substantally seal onecompartment from the other, and paint brush supporting means in eachcompartment, said paint brush supporting means comprsing brackets in thecompartments, and rods detachably supported at their ends on thebrackets and inserted through a paint brush for suspendng the brush in acompartment.

MACIEJ M. PICI-INIARCZYK.

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